US housing market surges sharply in November
December 21st, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANSWashington, Dec 21 (IANS) A sharp surge in the US housing market in November brought some relief to the country’s turbulent economy.
The Department of Commerce said Tuesday that ground has been broken on 685,000 privately owned housing projects in November, 9.3 percent up from a month earlier, and the highest level since April 2010.
It attributes the sharp surge to the unexpected increase in the construction of new apartments, Xinhua reported.
Apartment starts surged 32.2 percent in the same month to 230,000 units after a sharp decline of 20.2 percent in October.
Meanwhile, building permits, a major gauge of future construction, climbed at an annual rate of 681,000, up 20.7 percent from last year. As a major barometer of the US economy, the housing market started declining since the outbreak of the global economic crisis in 2008.
According to official statistics, each new home built creates three jobs and brings in $90,000 in taxes.
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